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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-10-08
MOTHERS PICTURE.
!. seenesin Photograph Gallery That In.
spired lovely Thoughts.

A Il
spired lovely Thoughts.
I was waiting, not great while ago,
in a picture gallery, and after amusing
myself with looking round on the
many faces, old and young, handsome
and ugly, that decorated the walls, and
esting in my quiet corner, l was
aroused by heavy football on the
stair. The door opened and young
man entered. He had an honest, sun
barnt face, on which smile of quiet
satisfaction beamed, and he was lead
Ing by the hand small. quaint looking
old lady, neatly but plainly dressed.
He led her tenderly, almost reverently,
10 chair and seated her. She seemed
quite fatigued and trembled from weak
ness. The son looked upon her with
such genuine affection and honest de-
light that it brought the tears to my
eres. Nothing could be more touching
orstriking than the contrast. He, just
OF the threshold of life, full of hope
aid freshness, every thing wearing the
ree-colored tint of early morning.
faring nothing, hoping all things; she,
with her snow-white locks and tremb-
lbg age. leaning on his strong arm
With faultless trust, the time of her de-
prture near at hand, life's tolls and
doors over, its honors, its strife moth
"a to her
"Can you take picture, misterP !
Hope that she is not too old OF that her
not seeing good will make any differ
ence. She didn't want to come for fear
her being so old and blind you couldn't
make a picture of her. Please try your
best, sir, for you see she is my mother,
and 1 have plenty of money to pay for a
big one, and she wants you to take
mine for me to leave with her-you see
l have to leave her, sir; | have the
living to make now. No more hard
days for her old eyes. l am all that
left, sir. of seven. Though she says she
may not be able to see my picture, She
can hold it in her old hands and kiss i
and know that it is me. Say, mister
if you have to stint either of us, dom
stint mother. feel like | don't want
to lose none of her; don't make it toe
little
The son was requested to lead hi;
mother into the ante-room. AS thev
returned he was loud in his praises tt
the artist at the success, and the humble
little mother, clinging to the stron:
manly arm of her boy as she passe'
out, had calm, holy expression, as i
she already discerned the golden gate
of the New Jerusalem which she mus
shortly enter. How gayly he chatteC
and laughed as they descended tn
stairs! l listened until the last soun'
of that manly voice died away. Icoul'
but say: "God be with him; such
tender. lovingson. Have you a feebl
old mother, boys? If SO, don't hid
your love, but like this bonnie boy, lie
it be seen in every glance of the eye
heard in every tone; felt in ever.
acton. This little scene in the pictur
gallery inspired pure and Lowell
thoughts and enriched my heart wit
precious memories.-NrS.A E. Henton
in Courier Journal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-10-08
COLONEL MACBRIDE.
A Prominent Texans Adventures in Ne,
York City.

York City.
Colonel Sum2ter Mcbride, who is one
of the cattle king of Austin, Texas, is
once more in New York on a brief
visit. He visited our sanctum last
week. He seemed to be puzzled about
something. Finally he remarked:
This is the dog-gondest town ever 1
was in"
Eyes, New York is considerable of
town"
well should say so. Doyou know
what bothers me more than any thing
else?"
"QUien Sabe?"
''Well, it's seeing the duplicate OF
every man l ever met in my life
Eyes, I've noticed that"
do you know Dan McGary, of
Houston?"
II should smile; but as far as that
goes nobody could know Dan and not
smile, if there was u saloon in the
neighborhood. But what about Dan
McGary?"
II saw policeman taking Dan to
Jail. pushed through the crowd and
was trying to tell the policeman that
I'd go on Dams bail bond, when he
reached out and hit me whack on the
head that made me see stars. wonder
if it was DAMP
That was merely somebody who
/ l. l.. i
II guess you are right, for I've seen
four Ben Thompsons since l got here,
and you know Ben was killed in San
Antonio more than three years ago.
l was one of his pall-bearers. And yet
l saw one of him driving street car
and another of him bathing at Coney
Island, and two more of them on the
police force"
Il have undergone the same expert
ence."
Besides, met man who looked sc
much like Ex-Governor Ireland that
called him Governor; and what's more
he was walking with a man who was {
perfect fac smile of ex-senator Terrill.
If it hadn't been for that I'd have
sworn it was Ireland
Yes, you meet all kinds of people il
New York. There are lots of Texans
here, too"
Il should say so. made the ac
quaintance of one yesterday on Broad
way. He is a nice, clever fellow, know
everybody in Austin, and is nephew
of Major Breckenridge, of the FRS
National Bank"
He is, eh?''
Eyes, he had just won pictur'
worth five thousand dollars, one of tn
old masters, YOU know"
odd you lend him any money!"
, Eyes. You see there was one hun
dred and fifty dollars due on it. HI
didn't have any money with him, bu
r fortunately had just drawn two hun
, bred dollars from the bank, so let hin
: have it..
LET him have it, did you?'
..Yes. He didn't want to take it a
first, but persuaded him"
80, you persuaded him?"
Eyes, he seems to be a gentlema
from the ground up. Well, must b
going"
We have not seen Colonel Sumpte
Mcbride since, but he is still in NeN
York, for there was an item in a morn
ing paper to the effect that he ha
called at police headquarters to obtai
J the arrest of an unknown man who ha
4. played the confidence game on him.
Texas Siflin0S.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-10-08

Many man thinks that it is his
goodness which keeps him from crime,
when it is only his full stomach. On
half allowance he would be as ugly and
knayish as anybody. Don't mistake
potatoes for principles!-BarIIaqt9n
Justice,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-10-08

The three-year-old Aon of MiclNael
Curron, of Susquehanna, n. Y, was
seized with commissions and n doctor
was called. Suspecting that the boy
had been overeating, the doctor gave
him an emetic and soon after the child
elected live lizard two and half
inches long. The boy is now all right.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-09
DAKOTA DoVs AND DAsHEs.
News Notes Of Emteresr TO the People
of the Great Territory

The chances are that if man settles in Da-
kota he will live ten or fifteen years longer
than if he remained in the hotter and damper
regions nearer the ocean level--in fact will
live perhaps as long as his family and friends
the figures so deliberately put forth in some
quarters to show that the death rate in Da-
kota is but fraction of that in the old states,
are not such as life insurance companies rely
upon. No company yet has offered to insure
in Dakota at less than the figures elsewhere
on account of the longevity of the people. The
residents of Dakota, like most new countries,
are young and in the most vigorous period of
life-the feeble, sickly and aged do not go
West to grow up with the country to any
great extent. There are so many unmarried
that the infantile population is compare
lively small. The Dakota climate is unoues-
tionably salubrious and healthfuI, but the
country is too new to give any value to NOR
tality figures.
the last election. If a county had 5000 votes
cast and the petition presented contains 900
names, an unfriendly board will not accent
the mere statement of the signers that they
are legal voters, and the law provides no pro-
cess for determining who of the signers are
to be accepted as voters The board may, it
comprise one-thIrd Of those who voted at
the last election. No doubt all the ingenious
devices possible will be had to defeat the SUBJ
mission of the question to vote
There are twenty-five daily papers in Da-
kota, nine of which use Associated Press
dispatches. The Mitchell Republican is about
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-09
MITCHELL MATTERS.
The Weather Fine--Other Things
BRIEFLY ChOnicIed.

The Weather Eine..Other Things
BRIEFLY ChOnicied.
Spe cial to the Globe.
uMiTCHELL, OAK, April S.-The weather
here is favorable for seeding The county
commissioners have been in session this
week -. A. Peak & Co. will open Il new stock
of drugs and jewelry next door to the post
office in few days. The hook and ladder
and hose companies are practicing for the
June tournament. There is talk of building
q residence fiat either on Third or Fourth
streets. :. L. NJ. Seaman will build resi-
dence at the corner of Kimball and Third
streets. :. Mitchell is reaching out for an
other railroad, and is not without encourage
ment =. Mrs. Jennie Caldwell. of Chicago,
has just closed a successful series of revival
services at the NJ. E. church. Her
Mayor-elect II. F. Mentzer is in
st. Paul, also Judge Edgerton and S. F.
Goody koontz. NJ. H. Rawley, president Of
the Security bank, has returned from busi-
ness mission to Kansas City. -. C. II. Dillon
and H. C. Preston attended the Lawrence
Barrett performance NJ Sioux City Tuesday
night. The barn.. hay and seed grain of
Rufus Hackett, two miles north of town. was
burned by prairie fire yesterday. The coun-
ty board let contracts yesterday for two new
bridges across the Fire Steel, one north of
town. the other east OF the Adams ford.
These are to replace the ones swept away by
the high water month ago. The Central
South Dakota Medical society met here Tues
day. Dr. Dott, of Alexandria, was elected
president, Dr. Halverson vice president, DR..
Tracy secretary and treasurer. The two lat
ter are ladies and resident physicians. DIR.
Andres was chosen delegate TO the National
Medical association, which meets in Chicago
in June. and Drs. Tracy and Dott delegates to
the Territorial association ut Huron, in the
same month
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-09

and carries mail for New York, New En-
gland, and every state in the Union. Any
man with modicum of mathematical in
telligence ought to see at glance that it is
impossible to divide
THE ACTUAL RECEIPTS
and expenditures of the states and terri
tories for mail transportation. In addition
To the rails, look at The water transporta-
ton of mails. See the star routes stretch
ing their long snuous fingers across the
maps like devil fish. Even the short special
routes carry mail that originated in England
or Norway, as well as our own Eastern
and Western states. The revenue of every
state and territory can be kept separately
and carefully. The expenditures of sep
arate commonwealth cannot be thus di-
Vlded. They are only estimated. The ag-
gregate is not difficult to get. The 'ssome
one to whom the gentleman refers knows
whereof he affirms. The who imagined
she did?' was the dear friend of Pierce, the
delegate for Dakota, Judge Clifford. 1t was
he who imagined that Dakota pays profit
to the postollice department. 1t was be-
cause he Imagined she did" that the
GLOBE correspondent refreshed his memory
OF the business i'll which he had been en-
ployed formerly, and wrote a careful eX-
PLANTATION of the matter
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-09
FACTS FR0aH FARGO.
Echoes From, the Late Eiectlon--Va.
TiOI7s Themes.

Special to the Globe.
FARGO, April S.-One of the notable feat
ures of the late city election was that the
Sun, the only paper that claims to be Demo-
cratic, favored the Republican ticket as did
many other prominent Democrats showing
that there was nothing of political test in
it. There has been decided increase in real
estate activity during the past week. and adj
vance in figures. Gen. Wilson sold his fine
residence for $500. r. S. Tyler soon after
the Broadway fire in the winter, went down
to Chicago and bought the burned lots of
Gen. Ream for $4,000. He is reported to have
just sold them for $4,000. The demand for
business property. especially on Broadway,
is more active than it has been for four
years. New enterprises are taking shape
and getting ready to materaize. Men of CAPT.
tai arc on the streets looking foriinvestments
Little has been said about it, but it is under
stood that the North side hotel scheme has
taken shape. The architect is completing
plans for a four-story, modern, first-class
hotel, to be located on Roberts street and
Second avenue, in the rear of the old CONT
mental. Mayor Scott seems to have blocked
the effort to secure the Broadway site, but
the location selected is midway between the
three depots. Ben Hagamen, of Chicago is
largely interested in it,. The new train
north of Fargo on the Manitoba, is bringing
much trade to the city, and strong effort is
making to secure one on the Northern Pacific
west that will allow people to come to the city
and return the same day. The gas COM
pany is putting up new buildings for their
electric light plant, aud soon under the
electric rays will not be merely in the mag-
ination Of local reporters. The Standard
Oil company has accepted the bonus of lands,
and will establish at Fargo depot for all
the vasta regions north and vest.
The county board has raised liquor licenses
from $500 to $780, and the city council is ex-
pected soon, under the new law, to adopt
that figure as it is the minimum :. Since the
election the new mayor has opened up gyms
nasum and sparring hall appointing the edit
torial rooms. 1t is supposed he is going into
training to get down to fighting weight 80
The election shows a reduction of eighty-fve
votes from last year, but the loss is almost
entirely in the lower Front street ward, where
the f1oaters have gone to work on new rail-
roads and farms. Che residence wards show
a decided increase. The Listermann, Fanny
Kellogg Concert troupe will give Fargo one or
two nights on their way to Winnipeg. The
United States signal Office reports for past
month, highest temperature, 45.T : 4; lowest
1929 mean, D. The total precipitation was
u inch, somewhat less than average of past
seven years. -. Rev. DR.. Thwing, OF Mime
apolis. is announced TO address the meeting
here next Thursday in aid of the establish
ment of the Congregational college. An
average of about zoo cars of material for the
extension of the Manitoba go north every
day.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-09
PIERCE ON p0STOFFIcEs.
Some of His Bad Calculations
Pointed Out.

! Speclal 10 tne OlOoe.
WASHINGTON, April SIN the follow
ing article ex-Gov. Pierce is so far off his
base as to insist upon giving away his
dense ignorance. He persists in writing
about subject with which he is wholly I'M
familiar. A man who has lived in Wash
! ington as reporter and has not learned
one of the plainest and simplest things
| about the poStotice department, ought to
commence his apprenticeship over again.
| He says:
| Somebody has taken the trouble to teie-
graph from Washington denying that Dakota
| pays net revenue to the postoflice depart
ment. We'll, VINO imagined she did? There
are but ten states in the Union that pay such
| q revenue, and these are states containing
| Ia rye cities. Take away Chicago and Illinois
| will show balance on the debit side. 1t
! costs $500, 600 annually in excess of the re-
ceipts to supply Indiana with mail, and
nearly 100000 to furnish Iowa. Ohio is
behind a full million annually. Minnesota.
| Kansas and Nebraska are short from $500 900
| to S400, 600 q year each; who expects Dakota
! to reverse all human experience and pay Il
revenue before she has escaped from her
| swaddling clothes? This. however, may be
said, that she has a large number of Offices
that pay the government much more than it
| costs to sustain them.
THE FIGURES
which the gentleman uses are as fictitious
as his facts upon many matters. They are
taken from the annual report of the second
assistant postmaster general, which is EN-
bodied in the report of the postmaster gen.
eral. They are merely estimates. AS [
SAID in the former article upon the subject:
The second assistant postmaster general
cannot and does not try to determine the
exact revenue of each state as compared
| with its expenses. In order to exactly de-
| termine the revenue from Dakota it would
be necessary to count the cost of the trans
pOrtation of Dakota mail matter only. be-
tween Minnesota and the Montana line. Then
it would be necessary to have weighers to
distribute the mails ON all roads and
weigh them separately. 1t would take
an army of many thousands of men to
attend to that business alone, and would
greatly increase the cost of mail transport
taton. AS it j., the Northern Pacific road
is charged to Minnesota, yet that road
| traverses Dakota from east to west. 1t
| carries not Minnesota mail alone. but Da-
kota, Montana, Idaho. Washington, Oregon,
California and even Utah and Arizona are
served by it, yet it is all charged to Mime
sofa. The Pennsylvania road is charged to
Pennsylvania, yet it traverses New Jersey,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-09
Grand Forks B0odfers.
Special to the Globe.


GRAND FORKS, Oak, April S.-This
evening on the oath of j. j. O'Learv,
chairman of the board of county commits
sioners, charging Henry Evans with OBJ
tanning money under false pretenSeS in the
coal deal with the county, a warrant was
issued and defendant gave bail i'll 81, 900 to
answer at court. His bondsmen are Alex
Griggs and Thomas Walsh. Evans prom
ises disclosures in regard to the coal which
may make other hearts burn. The general
public believes he is made scapegoat for
the sins of gang of Republican
boodlerS who have for years ruled the
county. A citizens committee has been
conducting the investigations for two
months. and had just got down to bed rock
when the commissioners commenced to
move. The air is full of rumors about
other contracts to favorites. physic for the
county poor, supplies. and immunity of
pets from taxes. Other developments may
follow. Many farmers commenced to seed
to-day The frost is out about six inches
deep. The ground is dry and is in excel
lent condition. There are preparations for
a large acreage of wheat this year.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-09
The Flood Sufferers.

Special to the Globe.
BISMARCK. Oak, April S.-The tele-
graph operator at Fort Yates gives the fol-
lowing information concerning the people
driven from the Campbell county bottom
lands by the late flood: There are sixty
seven people flooded out. They are all I'M
der shelter, out crowded. There are seven
teen living in two rooms. They are all liv-
ing on what little was saved from the flood.
One of them was here this morning and
says that the rations sent by Col Bush
were all taken by the party who brought
them. Col. Bush sent rations for all for
three days. Some of them have had moth
ing but bread and tea. Most of them have
no clothing except what they have on. DIR.
John lost his medicines and they are with
out any, hut there has been no sickness so
far. Lieut.. Penrose is going down to the
people with additional food to-day.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-09
JUMPED THE TRACK.
Accident to Northern Pacific Train
About Eighty Miles From
Bismarck.
Four Coaches Oapsized and Several Per-
sons More or Less Injured, But
None Fatally.
The Flood Sufferers in Campbell
County Again in Want
of Food.
Prairie Fires Near Huron--A Costly
Barn and Stock Destroyed at
Jim Lake.
Special to the Globe.

BISMARCK, Oak, April S.-The North
ern Pacific train from st. Paul was delayed
several hours to-day by an accident which
occurred near Geneva, about eighty miles
east of here. The track spread under the
Pullman car and that dragged the dining
car and two day coaches from the track.
All four ears capsiZed. and the locomotive
went ahead with the forward cars. In the
dining car fire was thrown the full length
of the car, but the ears did not burn. No
person was dangerously hurt. The most
seriously injured was Peter c. Pinkham,
of Minneapolis, about 60 years old, who is
on his way to Spokane Falls He was
badly bruised about his head. The dining
car cook, Charles Gunther, had his head
cut and hip put out of joint. o. NJ. Towner,
of Larimore, was slightly injured about his
head. The wrecked cars were left at
Geneva, and other cars were put in their
place at Mandan. The train was coming
down grade at the time and moving fast. IS
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-09
Don't Leave Mitchell Out.

Sioux City's present boom was started by a
few of her citizens getting together and swap
ping real estate; Yankton's boom rests wholly
on the prospect of one or two new roads;
SIOUX Falls boom has the same foundation;
while Mitchelrs gradual but steady move.
ment upward is based on her geographical
situation as railroad and distributing CEN
tel, her railroad facilities already assured, to
say nothing of those in the near prospect, and
the fact that at no time in her history has the
Town Deen ahead of its supporting country
ION leave Mitchell out IN making up your
list of live Western towns
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-09
A Fine Esarm Burned.
Special to the Globe.

JAMESTOWN, OAK, April S.-James
Lees fine barn a. ranch near Jim Lake,
twenty miles from here, together with
team of horses. large quantity of hay.
feed, grain. machinery, ETC., burned this
morning at o'clock. The loss is supposed
to be about $1,000 and Insurance So. 500
appOrtioned. $3.50 on barn and $3.50 on
contents. in each of the following COM
panies: Orient of Hartford Hornberg of
Bremen, Northwestern National and Fire
Insurance association. The barn was the
finest in the country. The origin of the fire
is unknown.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-09
Prairie Fires.
Special to the Globe.


HURON. Oak, April S.-This afternoon.
while strong wind was blowing from the
south, the grass on the school section north
of the Chicago & Northwestern track took
fire and swept over the prairie rapidly. A
portion of the fence and buildings OH the
west and north sides of the fair grounds
burned. Loss, $1,000. Rains prevented
further damage. Tonight heavy Tires are
seen north and south of the city and may
result in much damage before morning.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-09
saloon Cases.
snecisl tn the Globe.

HURON, Oak, April s.-The board of
county commissioners adjourned this after
noon to be reconvened by the county clerk
FOR the revocation of saloon licenses should
conviction be had in the cases to be heard
tomorrow OH charge of violation OF the
law by selling liquor to minors. Judge
Spencer arrived from Day county this even
ing, and will be in chambers to hear mo-
tlOnS tomorrow.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-09
Gone Where the BulIfrog Sin geth.

The ''official soup house," which furnished
the theme for maLy substituting article in
this paper last winter. and brought down
upon the editors devoted head the malevolent
mutterlngs OF the Teller man, has at last gone
where the bullfrog singeth not and the
whangdoodle mourneth over the error of his
cussedness. Billy, John and Charley are
once more with mine host Heath, wearing
sweet smiles and paralyzing grub at regular
rates, while Jimmy the Cook is preparing to
leave US behind to sorrow. IL the words of
the great Latin scholar, "Tempor amutantur,
ct nos mutamOr in Ills
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-09
Healthy Activity.

SptCIdI 10 tHC OIOUC.
ABERDEEN, April S.-There is an ACTIVE
ity and push pervading the very atmoY
phere of Aberdeen. There are a great
many filings being made at the local land
Office, showing that very healthy immi-
grafton has set in, and the fact that most of
these are homesteads indicates that the
country is being settled permanently, and
our towns and cities are being backed by
an actually developing country